EAA
NEWS
T
he truly remarkable thing
about airsoft players from
across Europe is that
they have so much in
common. Whether from
Portugal, Norway or Turkey, we all
share the same excitement over new
gun releases, the same apprehension
about opportunistic politicians and
misguided media attacks on our hobby,
and love an interesting airsoft site (and
the odd beer, of course).
In short, Europe is full of brothers in
arms who love to play airsoft.
In this spirit, people from across
the continent are founding the
European Airsoft Association (EAA),
the world’s first pan-continental
airsoft organisation. As the decades
EUROPEAN AIRSOFT ASSOCIATION
Dedicated to the advocation of airsoft in Europe,
the EAA lobbies on behalf of the sport at EU level
go by more of our laws are dictated
by directives from the European
parliament, so the traditional approach
of lobbying state Governments
to protect airsoft from restrictive
legislation may not remain effective in
the future.
The European Airsoft Association
(EAA) intends to represent the
interests of European skirmishers
by talking directly to the relevant
bodies of the EU, while legislation and
directives are still in the draft stages.
In addition the EAA will provide
recognition and guidance to properlyrun national associations, which will
form our membership. Among other
projects, we will do our best to help
players from across the continent
join together and enjoy airsoft games
abroad. If people are willing to
commit time to the project then the
possibilities for the EAA are endless.
During the next year we are going to
formalise the association by creating a
constitution, enrolling the appropriate
national associations. We are also
looking towards holding a formal
meeting in Brussels.
A list of countries, and their respective associations, that actively participate in the EAA:
■ Portugal (FPA)
■ Germany
■ Sweden (Sverok)
■ United Kingdom (UKAPU)
■ Spain (FEA)
■ Croatia (CAF)
■ Belgium (AAB)
■ Turkey (TAC)
■ Ukraine (UAF)
■ The Netherlands (NABV)
■ Switserland (ASVD)
■ Ireland (IAA)
■ Italy (ASNWG, CSEN, GAS)
Hopefully France, Austria and Poland will also soon be joining us.
Please keep an eye on our progress via www.europeanairsoftassociation.eu
You can also follow our twitter feed @europeanairsoft and like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/europeanairsoft
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October 2011